Ian Richard Posgate (31 March 1932 – 7 July 2017) was an English insurance underwriter at Lloyd's of London, who was one of the highest earners in Britain in the 1970s, but who was later banned from the market. (Wikipedia).
Tanner Lectures on Human Values: Michael Denning & Inderpal Grewal with Achille Mbembe
Third part of Achille Mbembe's presentations. Achille Mbembe is a research professor in history and politics at the Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research (WiSER), University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. He holds a PhD in history from the Université de Paris I
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8ECM Invited Lecture: Aleksey Kostenko
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Prof. Thomas Pogge: Global Health
Professor Thomas Pogge, Leitner Professor of Philosopy and International Affairs at Yale, is a political philosopher who has published widely on Kant and in moral and political philosophy, including books on John Rawls and global justice. His book World Poverty and Human Rights is widely r
From playlist The MacMillan Report
Brian Cox - Making Britain the best place in the world to do science
Michael Faraday Prize and Lecture by Professor Brian Cox OBE Filmed at The Royal Society, London on Tue 19 Feb 2013 5:30pm - 6:30pm For more information visit http://royalsociety.org/events/2013/brian-cox
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Fellow Short Talks: Dr Quentin Berthet, Cambridge University
Quentin Berthet is a Lecturer in the Statslab, in the DPMMS at Cambridge, and a fellow of St John’s College, since 2015. He is a former student of the Ecole Polytechnique, received a Ph.D. from Princeton University in 2014, and was a CMI postdoctoral fellow at Caltech. RESEARCH Dr Berthe
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INTERVIEW AT CIRM: PETER SARNAK
Peter Sarnak is a South African-born mathematician with dual South-African and American nationalities. He has been Eugene Higgins Professor of Mathematics at Princeton University since 2002, succeeding Andrew Wiles, and is an editor of the Annals of Mathematics. He is known for his work in
From playlist Jean-Morlet Chair's guests - Interviews
Timothy Gowers: Combinatorics, Szemerédis theorem and the sorting problem
Sir William Timothy Gowers is a British mathematician and a Royal Society Research Professor at the Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics at the University of Cambridge. This video is a clip from the Abel Prize Announcement 2012. Gowers gives a brief introduction to t
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Fellow Short Talks: Professor David Pym, UCL
Bio David Pym is Professor of Information, Logic, and Security at UCL and is The Alan Turing Institute’s University Liaison Director for UCL. Heholds a PhD in logic and theoretical computer science from Edinburgh,and an MA and an ScD in mathematics from Cambridge. He is a Fellow of the IM
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Moral Foundations of Politics (PLSC 118) The trial of Adolf Eichmann, as presented in Hannah Arendt's Eichmann in Jerusalem, is the topic of discussion. Professor Shapiro asks students what made them uncomfortable, not only about Eichmann's actions as a Nazi officer, but also the action
From playlist The Moral Foundations of Politics with Ian Shapiro
Britain's Most Hated Woman: Myra Hindley (True Crime Documentary) | Real Stories
Britain's Most Hated Woman: Myra Hindley (True Crime Documentary) | Real Stories A look inside the life and mind of Myra Hindley who, along with her boyfriend Ian Brady, murdered five children. Serial Killers are the dark stars of modern culture. But is it nature or nurture that creates
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Eurasia Group’s Ian Bremmer: Biggest Threat to World Is Rogue Actors – From Putin to Musk
When we think about people with incredible control over their institutions and no checks and balances, we often think of classic rogue actors like Russia’s Vladimir Putin. But Ian Bremmer, founder and president of global risk research consultancy Eurasia Group, would also include business
From playlist The New World of Work
Isaac Newton - English Physicist & Formulated the Laws of Gravity |Mini Bio | BIO
Watch a short biography of Isaac Newton, a key figure in the scientific revolution who is most famous for formulating laws of gravity. #Biography Subscribe for more Biography: http://aetv.us/2AsWMPH Delve deeper into Biography on our site: http://www.biography.com Follow Biography for mo
From playlist Genius & Innovation | A+E Networks
Zika Virus: What You Need to Know - AMNH SciCafe Special Event
You've heard the warnings: Zika is coming. There are a slew of guidelines for pregnant women, but how should the rest of us prepare for the arrival of this virus? What can science tell us about the Aedes mosquito that spreads Zika? And what steps are being taken to halt mosquito-borne viru
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Data-Driven Control: Change of Variables in Control Systems
In this lecture, we discuss how linear control systems transform under a change of coordinates in the state variable. This will be useful to derive balancing transformations that identify the most jointly controllable and observable states. https://www.eigensteve.com/
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Introduction of the Java programming language. Part of a larger series on learning to program. Visit proglit.com
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Underwater Cave Diving: Choosing Passion Over Risk | Nat Geo Live
During an expedition to explore the Huautla cave system in Mexico, National Geographic Explorer Kenny Broad is confronted with the tragic realities of pursuing a life of adventure. He takes the stage to talk about this perilous trip and the passion that drives him to consistently risk his
From playlist National Geographic Live!: Season 11
Data-Driven Control: Balanced Proper Orthogonal Decomposition
In this lecture, we introduce the balancing proper orthogonal decomposition (BPOD) to approximate balanced truncation for high-dimensional systems. https://www.eigensteve.com/
From playlist Data-Driven Control with Machine Learning
What Is It Like To Lose The Sense Of Touch? | Science of the Senses E2 | Spark
This series unlocks the mysteries of the human brain by explaining why exactly we experience sights, smells, touch and sounds. Narrated by world-renowned and award-winning scientist, environmentalist and broadcaster, David Suzuki. Subscribe to Spark for more amazing science, tech & engine
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Oxford Math Professor takes American SAT Exam (trailer)
University of Oxford Mathematician Dr Tom Crawford takes the American S.A.T. Exam with no preparation... FULL VIDEO HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0se7iWdNZw Once again, fellow @numberphile presenter Ben Sparks (@SparksMaths) will be taking the same exam alongside Tom - who will g
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2023 Munsee Story Evening: “Asiiskusiipuw wiichkuneew Munsiiwak” (Video 1 of 3)
Second Annual Munsee Delaware Story Evening - 2023 NEEKAAWA KIHTAACHIIMUWAK WULAAKWUNUWII (This Evening They Tell Stories) maawehleewak naxpii Ian McCallum wunjiiyayuw Nalahii neeka laachumohkawaat wunj Nalahii Lunaape waak shihsuwanakuw. Ian laachumohkawaat ambee aanihkwaachiimuw alohke.
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